Obama’s New York-Pennsylvania Bus Trip, Day 2

After the Ground Force One bus got a good washing in the hotel parking lot in Auburn, N.Y., President Barack Obama set off on day two of his New York-Pennsylvania bus tour Friday morning.

In an unscheduled morning stop, Mr. Obama’s bus arrived at Tully Central High School in Tully, N.Y., pulling up along the soccer fields where both boys’ and girls’ teams were practicing. The girls’ team stopped and assembled, waiting for the president. They screamed their welcome as Mr. Obama emerged from the bus.

“I was driving by and I thought, you know, I need to kick around a ball a little bit,” the president said.

Mr. Obama then headed down the field to greet the boys team and make good on his promise to kick the ball around a bit. As he approached, he encouraged one of the players to pass the ball to him. Mr. Obama received the ball and balanced it on his foot for a moment before setting up and then kicking it back.

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Later, at Binghamton University, which Mr. Obama was visiting for a town hall, a large contingent of fracking opponents lined the road leading to the event. They held an assortment of homemade and professional signs, including “No fracking way.”

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In the afternoon, the president’s bus pulled into the parking lot of Bingham’s Family Restaurant in Lenox, Pa., much to the surprise of delighted patrons.

“Hello everybody!” Mr. Obama said as he walked through the door. He walked over to the bakery case, adorned with a “Try the Pie” sign to greet the employees and check the selection of pies and then chatted with the owner and customers.

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Associated Press

The bus trip wrapped up at Lackawanna College in Scranton, Pa., later Friday, where Mr. Obama and Vice President Joe Biden delivered remarks on college affordability.

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